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Benedict Monteiro

I am passionate about the bioinformatic study of genomic data, and how this can improve our understanding of biology and the treament of human diseases. Following completion of my masters degree, I aim to pursue a PhD in the field.

Education

MSc Genomic Medicine

St George’s, University of London

London, UK

2021 - 2020

  • Awarded an academic scholarship.
  • Will study the collection, analysis and applications of genomic data in medical contexts.

BSc Biochemistry with French for Science

Imperial College London

London, UK

2020 - 2016

  • Predicted grade: 1st. 69% average from years 1 and 2.
  • Final year research project dissertation:Environmental stress provokes a transcriptomic call to arms in Legionella pneumophila” (TBC).
  • Advanced final year modules in Bioinformatics, Mechanisms of Gene Expression and Damage & Repair in Biological Systems
  • Cultural Dissertation in French:The importance of the Second Empire for the city of Paris” (74%)

Research Experience

Undergraduate Researcher

Costa Lab, CMBI

Imperial College London

2020 - 2020

  • Analysed RNA-Seq differential expression data to outline the response of the bacteria L. pneumophila to 9 stressors.
  • Discovered that life cycle progression to the transmissive phase occurs in times of environmental stress.
  • Results to be used in an upcoming study of the transcriptomic response of ~20 bacterial pathogens to stress conditions.

Erasmus Research Placement

Zucman-Rossi Lab

Université de Paris, France

2019 - 2018

  • Worked independently on a bioinformatical analysis of mutational signatures in liver cancer WGS and WES data.
  • Performed all analyses and designed the results figure for the “mutational signatures” section of an upcoming publication on the genomic study of a rare type of paediatric liver cancer.
  • Updated the R package Palimpsest with functions for the extraction, plotting and further study of new types of mutational signatures.
  • Completed an “introduction to Python” course designed for Bioinformatics MSc students at the Université de Paris.